Description of Isle of Man's sovereignty, customs duties, and natural resources
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- Name
- Description of Isle of Man's sovereignty, customs duties, and natural resources
- Description
- A document describing the Lord of the Isle's authority over Mann granted by Letters Patent from the Crown of England, including his sovereignty over land and sea, powers to impose customs duties, and the island's natural resources including mineral deposits and fishing grounds. The text notes the moderate customs revenues and the neglect of mining development under the late Lord Derby.
- Type
- Financial Data
- Uncertain Readings
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260218_124613.md
- img:20260218_124613.jpg
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Provenance
- Fragment or excerpt from a larger document. Text appears to have strikethrough editing ('Sea' struck through before 'Sea port'). Begins and ends mid-sentence, suggesting this is an incomplete section.
- Language
- English